John Ringling North

From the list of elephant persons Family: Ringling

☨ John Ringling North

North (right) and Frank Buck
Profession	circus director
Personal details
Born	1903-08-14 in United States

Dead	1985-06-04 in Belgium

Residence
Country	United States

Locations
Title	owner 1963-1964
Location	at Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour in United States

Title	owner 1936-1967
Location	at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States

Relevant literature

Biography details

John Ringling North, circus director in United States

Ringling was born * 1903-08-14 in United States dead 1985-06-04 , in Belgium , son of director Harry Whitestone North and director Ida Ringling North .

John Ringling North (August 14, 1903 in Baraboo, Wisconsin – June 4, 1985 in Brussels, Belgium) was the president and director of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1937 to 1943 and again from 1947 to 1967.

1927: John Ringling had the circus move its headquarters to Sarasota, Florida in 1927.[14]

1929: the American Circus Corporation signed a contract to perform in New York City. John Ringling purchased American Circus, owner of five circuses, for $1.7 million.

1967: John Ringling North sold the circus to Irvin Feld.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Harry Whitestone North (1858 -- 1921):

Henry Ringling Born 1909-11-12 Dead: † 1993-10-02

John Ringling Norths ancestral Ahnentafel:
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John Ringling North Born: 1903-08-14	Father: Harry North Born: 1858 2025-05	Paternal Grandfather: Born: 2025-05	Paternal Great-grandfather:
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		Paternal Grandmother: Born: 2025-05	Paternal Great-grandfather::
		Paternal Grandmother: Born: 2025-05	Paternal Great-grandmother:
	Mother: Ida Ringling Born: 1874 2025-05	Maternal Grandfather: Heinrich Ringling Born: 1826 2025-05	Maternal Great-grandfather:
		Maternal Grandfather: Heinrich Ringling Born: 1826 2025-05	Maternal Great-grandmother:
		Maternal Grandmother: Marie Juliar Born: 1833 2025-05	Maternal Great-grandfather: Nicholas Juliar
		Maternal Grandmother: Marie Juliar Born: 1833 2025-05	Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Etling

John Ringling North is mentioned on 11 other person pagesArturo Vasconcellos, Edith Conway, Gunther Gebel, Henry Ringling, Ida Ringling, Ivor Rosaire, James Smith, Louis Gautier, Nadia Houcke, Olof Rhodin, Walter McClain,

John Ringling North is mentioned on 10 location pagesCircus Leopold, Circus Rosaire, Circus Williams, Cristiani Brothers Circus, Firma Carl Hagenbeck, Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, Kelly Miller Circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus (Red Unit), Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus European Tour,

John Ringling North is mentioned on 2 elephant record pagesLittle John (Bung-noi), Tillie,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director John Ringling North in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 23 May 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=486. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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From the list of elephant persons Family: Ringling

Siblings

Siblings through the father Harry Whitestone North (1858 -- 1921):

John Ringling Norths ancestral Ahnentafel:

References

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